Thread: Individual RP: Taither

NBP#8

Taither quickly uttered a few words of praise and encouragement to his partner, before retrieving a Parkball. He calmly tossed it at the weary and very much weakened wild entity. The sphere found its way through the air, landing on the target's armor body. A flood of red light surrounded the creature, sucking it into the orb-shaped capsule. It snapped shut, landing on the ground in front of Swampert. It shook and stirred as the Aron used the last of his strength to try and break free. There wasn't much hope for him now, though, and at last, he gave in. However hungry he might've been earlier before the encounter, he succumbed to his enemy. He was now captured.

I walked over to get the ball, carefully placing it in my brown messenger bag. "Hey, congrats!" I called to the trainer. I smiled at the Pokemon, who now looked tired from the combat. The rush of battle was leaving him, replaced by weariness and pain.

"A'ight then, rest up for now - it looks like you and Swampert need it. That Aron put up quite a fight, huh?" I told them with a slight chuckle. "When you're ready, we'll continue onwards through this tunnel. If I remember correctly, there might be another fork in the road somewhere up ahead."

<Do you think we'll enounter more of these Rock-types or Ground-types?> Archer asked me through telepathy.

I was surprised at this question, but I answered him honestly nonetheless. {To be completely honest with you, I have no idea. We might encounter some Fire-types later on as we traverse deeper into Mount Deckbi. Why?} I replied, shooting back another question at him.

He shrugged, somewhat dismissively. <I just want to see a bit more action. It seems, to me, that this trainer could spur a few more interesting battles for me - er, us - to watch. Plus, seeing a couple more Rock-types go down would be nice and cool.>

I nodded, understanding his enthusiasm for battle. He didn't quite like Rock-types that much, I guessed based on what he had just said. I made a mental note of this in my head - he probably wouldn't be pleased if I were to bring him to Deckbi again, if ever I'd be going on a run through here.

The Gallade interrupted my thoughts, as of he had read my mind - come to think of it, maybe he did. <It's not that I don't want to battle them, mind you. It's just that I, personally, don't like them. In fact, I'd even be glad if you sent me out to battle them. After all, their moves aren't very effective against me.>

The Gallade interrupted my thoughts, as though he had read my mind - come to think of it, maybe he did. <It's not that I don't want to battle them, mind you. It's just that I, personally, don't like them. In fact, I'd even be glad if you sent me out to battle them. After all, their moves aren't very effective against me.>

I turned my attention to Taither and his Pokemon, checking on them...

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi

Encounters Left: 12
Area Effects: FLASH
Pokemon Encountered: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Nosepass (?, ???)|Aron (M, Bold)
Current Encounter: [none]
Pokemon Captured: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Aron (M, Bold)

Total Items: Two Parkballs|One Superball
MCR: 0/???

Pokemon Stats

Chompy the Garchomp (M) - 100%
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Earthquake|TM Roar

Swampert (M) - 55%
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Ice Beam|HM Strength|HM Waterfall|HM Surf

Scizor (M) - 62.5%
Ability: Technician
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: N/A

Ye the Raichu (M) - 92%
Ability: Static
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM Flash|HM Rock Smash

A sigh of relief escaped between my lips as the Parkball fell still. The rough battle was over, and the Aron was now resting in his new Pokeball. Slowly, Elisa walked over and picked up the ball, pushing it into her pack with the other Pokemon I had caught and who knows what else. I started to think of it as a magical gateway that she could just pull random things out of, considering there seems to be a huge supply of items that could potentially be somewhat useful hidden away in there, despite the compact design of the bag.

"Hey, congrats!" She called over to me, a big smile across her face. It was nice to know that she approved of my captures. Swampert seemed a bit tired after his battle, and it showed even to Elisa.

"A'ight then, rest up for now - it looks like you and Swampert need it. That Aron put up quite a fight, huh?" She giggled towards both of us, prodding at us jokingly. The words barely escaped her lips before she noticed I had already reached for Swamperts' container and was about to recall him.

"You heard her, Swampert. Time to rest after such a tough one." I said to my partner, a beam of light shooting out from the Pokeball and engulfing him, drawing him back into it. Replacing the globe back to its spot on my belt, I looked around for a flat rock to rest on. While I took a small breather, I watched Elisa talk to her Gallade. Apparently it didn't particularly like the type of Pokemon we were encountering thus far, and seemed to be sharing that with its trainer. Smirking a little, I continued to watch them talk - or at least, her talk and apparently receive psychic thoughts from her partner. Losing interest and feeling rested enough to continue, I slide to my feet and stretch my arms out before picking up my bag and replacing it around my shoulders.

"Alright, shall we continue along our path? I'd like to see what else is waiting for us." I call out to the ranger and partner, standing in the middle of the pathway in front of them.

Alex smiled as he walked closer to the Park Headquarters, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Alex had just passed his Rangers Course and was now a certified Ranger. The weather was fine with only a couple of clouds occupying the sky. Alex reached the large old fashioned building and opened the large wooden doors. The doors opened and reveiled a new world to Alex, it was a new start.

Alex walked up to the front desk and handed in a piece of paper, which was signed by the Park Warden and also by the Head's of the Park. The receptionist looked up at Alex and then glanced back to her computer. The room was filled with the sound of her fingers jamming down at the keyboard. After minutes of filling in the forms, the receptionist handed over a small laminated card to Alex. "This is you Park Pass, you need this to travell to other places of the parkt," She said before placing her headphones into her ears and returned to her computer. Alex took the card and walked down a small hall, with several rooms leading off on each side. At the end of the hall was another desk, which a different women sitting behind it. A large sign was pinned to the wall above and read: "Park Run Claiming Desk"

Alex walked up to the Desk and saw a large pinboard and a list of people's names. A the women appeared from behind the pinboard and explain what it was about, "Hello, this is the pinboard in which every run is posted, so we have a general idea of how many people are in the park. Each Ranger has a coloum, and there trainer is writting beside them, which they are taking. Now the small pins indicate wheather the run is active, Green, or requesting a new ranger, Red."

Alex glanced at the board and noticed a small red pin over the trainer name, Taither. Alex asked the receptionist, "Is it possible to take Taither's Run?" The receptionist nodded and picked out a small file from the draw. The file was one of the most important documents a Ranger would ever have. It held the infomation to the whereabouts of a lot of Pokemon and also the perfect route to maximise the chances of capture a Pokemon. Alex thanked the receptionist and exited through the door, adjacent to the desk.

The weather was still the same, and Alex walked towards a bay, full of Jeeps. Driving was once of the recomendations to become a Ranger, since the Teleporters were busted after a trainer and Ranger tried to teleport after taking a swim in the lake. Alex started the Jeep and drove off down the small dirt track, leading to Mt Deckbi.

Alex glanced at his papers and then glanced up, hoping to find the trainer somewhere along this track. However in this distance was a figure waiting around on a small tree trunk. Alex drove faster and within seconds identifyed the trainer. He hoped from the Jeep and turned to the trainer and said, "Hello, my name is Alex, and I will be taking over from your run."

As Alex said this a small fire Pokemon peeked its head around a small rock. Alex noticed this strange behavoir and walked closer to the Pokemon and held out his hand. The small fire Pokemon came out from behind the rock and walked closer to Alex.

"Well, this Pokemon looks friendly, care to battle it?" Alex asked Taither.




Trainer Statistics:

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi

Encounters Left: 11
Area Effects: Warm Summers Day
Pokemon Encountered: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Nosepass (?, ???)|Aron (M, Bold) | Magby |
Current Encounter: [none]
Pokemon Captured: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Aron (M, Bold)

Total Items: Two Parkballs|One Superball
MCR: 0/???

Pokemon Stats

Chompy the Garchomp (M) - 100%
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Earthquake|TM Roar

Swampert (M) - 55%
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Ice Beam|HM Strength|HM Waterfall|HM Surf

Scizor (M) - 62.5%
Ability: Technician
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: N/A

Ye the Raichu (M) - 92%
Ability: Static
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM Flash|HM Rock Smash

After trekking all the way back to the path, I stopped to rest against a lone tree, separated from the rest of the thin patches that followed along both sides of the trail. I dusted myself off as I sighed in relief, having made my way back from the mountain on my own. Now all there was left was to wait for the new ranger to appear, figuring along the road would be the optimal spot to take a break while waiting. Just as I started to pull a water bottle out of my bag, a jeep shows up over the hump in the trail. Taking a quick sip and putting it back into its pouch in my bag, I lifted myself away from the tree trunk and got ready to meet the ranger. By that time, the jeep was slowing to a stop a few feet from me.

"Hey there, thanks for coming out here for me." I said, looking the new ranger up and down. He figured that this guy should be up for the challenge, and shrugged his shoulders slightly. Just as the introductions concluded, a small red Pokemon popped its head out from behind a nearby rock. The wild creature slowly walked closer to the group, the new ranger turned to say something.

"Well, this Pokemon looks friendly, care to battle it?" Alex asked. It looked to be a fire-type, and an interesting one at that. I mind as well battle it, possibly catch it. Nodding, I quickly reached back to my belt for one of my teams' Pokeballs, gripping it and pulling it off my belt. Tossing the ball towards the small fire-type, the orb bursting open to release a white light, molding into my Raichu, Ye.

"Alright Ye, start off with an Double Team!" The small electric mouse psyched up, before dashing towards the Magby. Instead of smashing into it with brute force, Ye bolted to the side, starting to run in a circle around it. Every few steps, an after image of the Raichu appeared. Surrounding the baby Pokemon with cloned images of itself, Ye stops to stare down his opponent.

OCC: Try and refrain from saying your move hit, I know it might be a non attacking move, but generally it’s the job of the ranger to say if the attack was used properly or not.

Taither nodded and removed a small green and red ball from her pocket. She held the ball tight before releasing it into the warm breeze. A white flash erupted from the ball and a medium sized electric mouse appeared, landing on the ground. The electric mouse stared towards the small Fire Pokemon, who by now was making its way towards Raichu.

"Alright Ye, start off with an Double Team!" Taither said to her Raichu. Alex started to wonder why a trainer would call their Pokemon Ye; it’s not a common name.

Raichu started to run towards Magby, producing clones as it did so. Within seconds Magby was surrounded by a dozen holograph images of Raichu. All at once they snickered and stared down at the small Magby, ready to pounce. Magby looked scared and lifted its small hands across its face hoping for a miracle. However the Raichu’s didn’t move and simply just stood still, looking tough and mean. It seemed that they were waiting on an order from Taither, since she wasn’t very precise.

Magby noticed this blip in concentration and started to heavily breathe in air, inflating its organs. When the time was ready, Magby released all that stored up energy and converted it into a flame. The flame spurted out, uncontrollably, and destroyed each clone. As soon as the real Raichu was found, Magby directed a blast of fire towards the medium electric mouse Pokemon. Raich crashed on the ground and quickly got up. It looked to its trainer for more precise orders.

Battle Stats


100%
Last Move Used: Flamethrower

vs


72%
Last Move Used: Double Team

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MCR: 1892/4000

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi

Encounters Left: 11
Area Effects: Warm Summers Day
Pokemon Encountered: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Nosepass (?, ???)|Aron (M, Bold) | Magby |
Current Encounter: [none]
Pokemon Captured: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Aron (M, Bold)

Total Items: Two Parkballs|One Superball


Pokemon Stats

Chompy the Garchomp (M) - 100%
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Earthquake|TM Roar

Swampert (M) - 55%
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Ice Beam|HM Strength|HM Waterfall|HM Surf

Scizor (M) - 62.5%
Ability: Technician
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: N/A

Ye the Raichu (M) - 92%
Ability: Static
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM Flash|HM Rock Smash

OOC: Super Saiyan Raichu?

The flames from the small Pokemons' Flamethrower died down relatively quickly, thankfully not causing any burns on Ye. The Double Team didn't work out as planned, only frightening the enemy for a couple seconds, not long enough to give a follow-up attack. Ye twitches his tail in anticipation, waiting for another command and studying his opponent. He was definitely ready to take down the Magby, perhaps in the next couple moves. My only option was to help Ye end this quickly, without any more mishaps.

"Alright, brush it off and start with a Quick Attack while charging up for a Thunderbolt!" I call out to my small electric friend, hoping that this combination will be more than enough to put the hurt on the small fire type. Not long after my commands reached Ye, he started dashing around, building up momentum for the quick attack, all the while charging electricity up in the glands in his cheeks. The electricity made his body glow a bright yellow, almost the same tint as the sun, with blue sparks jolting around him every so often. His speed built up to the point where he was just a yellow blur to the naked eye, becoming hard to follow for everyone. I had trouble believing even the sharpest of eyes any Pokemon could have would be able to keep up with this speed. At this rate, Ye would crash into anything and create an explosion of electricity that would render anything incapable of fighting, if not comatose. As the Raichu continued to charge, small rocks scattered across the battlefield became magnetically charged, floating due to small deposits of iron in them becoming charged by the sheer force of the electricity stored in Ye's body. Some of these might become small explosives if Ye were to slam the enemy into them, which would make for a very brutal but efficient tactic.

"Alright, Ye! Go for the attack, and try to knock it into the floating rocks!"

Now all I can do is wait for the attack to play out, and if it works just as I could see it in my mind.

OCC: That was a better post, however you crossed the line a bit by describing the way Raichu generated the electricity. If you want to describe it before hand, you could as imagine the move hitting. For Example:

Taither took a few steps back and started to think about how the attack would work out,

Enter Description

However apart from that, it’s ok.

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"Alright, brush it off and start with a Quick Attack while charging up for a Thunderbolt!" Taither called out to her Raichu.

Raichu understood its command and immediately started to zig-zag across the battle field at tremendous speed. It was strange seeing Quick Attack used as non physical move, and just use it for the speed the user gains. Although, you could say that about any move, as they can be used in any circumstances. For example, using earthquake to distract the opponent and then finish them with another move. As Ye started to zig-zag around the battlefield, it started to generate sparks in its cheeks. Within seconds, the sparks grew and amplified in power. Alex shielded his eyes from the light produced by the electricity. Then as Alex lowered his hand for a couple of seconds, he noticed rocks hovering above the ground, almost like they were magnetized by the electricity produced from Ye. It was true that the might have been some iron deposits in the rocks however to see this many in a small area was bizarre.

"Alright, Ye! Go for the attack, and try to knock it into the floating rocks!" Taither shouted out loud.

Ye nodded and started to run circles around Magby. The magnetized stones smashed into the small fire Pokemon. Magby curled it self into a ball and started to cry, enduring the pain. Magby was still classified as a baby Pokemon, so it wouldn’t be able to withstand a lot of attacks. Raichu halted for a breather; it had consumed a lot of energy and was now open to an attack. Magby climbed back onto its feet and started to exhale air from its mouth. The heat suddenly intensified and within seconds the whole area surrounding the battle started to feel like a sauna. The heat got to Raichu and suddenly, burn marks started to appear all over Raichu’s body.

“Looks like the Magby is using Heat Wave and as a result, Ye looks badly burnt.” Alex said to Taither.

As soon as Magby was finished, it sighed and slumped down to its feet. It looked like it couldn’t battle any more. If there was any time to capture Magby, now was the time.

Battle Stats


32 %
Last Move Used: Heat Wave

vs


70%
Status: BURN
Last Move Used: Quick Attack + Thunderbolt

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MCR: 3877/4000

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi

Encounters Left: 11
Area Effects: Warm Summers Day
Pokemon Encountered: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Nosepass (?, ???)|Aron (M, Bold) | Magby |
Current Encounter: [none]
Pokemon Captured: Trapinch (M, Hardy)|Aron (M, Bold)

Total Items: Two Parkballs|One Superball


Pokemon Stats

Chompy the Garchomp (M) - 100%
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Earthquake|TM Roar

Swampert (M) - 55%
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Ice Beam|HM Strength|HM Waterfall|HM Surf

Scizor (M) - 62.5%
Ability: Technician
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: N/A

Ye the Raichu (M) - 92%
Ability: Static
Nature: Adamant
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM Flash|HM Rock Smash

Just as the small magma Pokemons' Heat Wave attack ended, it sighed and slumped down. Its' small chest heaved as it tried to catch its breath, but looked as if the fight has left it. Ye was burned, but was trying its best to shrug it off. My Raichu was ready to attack, despite whatever pain it felt at the moment.

"Alright, Ye. I think we've got it now." I call out to my partner, trying to get him to relax a little and rest a moment until the opponent was caught.

With that, I slide my hand across my belt to an empty Park Ball. Quickly grabbing it and with one swift motion the orb flies through the air, right for Magbys head. If it connects, the ball will open, a red light bursting from the orb and engulfing the small fire-type, de-materializing the Magby. The ball would then suck up the deformed blob of light and close, dropping into the dirt with a small thud and a dust cloud. The button on the face of the ball will glow brightly, showing that the Pokemon was still struggling to get free. Hopefully, there weren't any surprises left to stop the ball from connecting and, hopefully catch the Pokemon.

@Taither - Do you wish to leave? and Gender of Magby?
Ranger: Gaius Tyrannius
Trainer: Taither
Area: Mt. Deckbi
NBP #1
/--\

I had just reach the battle area to see a Magby get sucked up into an empty Park Ball. The ball dropped to the ground a wiggled fiercely. It was shaking so hard I expected it to pop out any second now. It settled down and stopped moving a few moments later. I walked over to the ranger I was relieving and exchanged greetings. He pass me two other Park Balls and was gone a second later as he teleported away.

“Nice work,” I called out to Taither as a way of greeting. “I’m Gaius, your other Ranger had to bounce. Let me get that Magby for you.”

Apparently Taither had already caught two other Pokemon so I didn’t know if he was going to continue on with his run or leave with the Pokemon he had. He was down to only two items and his Raichu was burned, so I expected him to leave, but one could never be sure.

//--\\

Trainer Info

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi
Trainer Items: 1 x Park balls, 1 x Super Ball
Area Effects: 11 Encounters Remaining |
Pokemon Encountered: M Trapinch Hardy | ??? Nosepass ??? | M Aron Bold | ??? Magby Jolly
Pokemon Captured:
CC since last encounter: 0,000 | 0,000

Pokemon Stats:
Adamant | Male | Garchomp @ Rough Skin w/ EMs: Earthquake, Roar | 100%

Brave | Male | Swampert @ Torrent w/ EMs: Ice Beam, Strength, Waterfall, Surf | 55%

Jolly | Male | Scizor @ Technician w/ EMs: None | 62.5%

Adamant | Male | Raichu @ Static w/ EMs: Flash, Rock Smash | 70%

@AmericanTreeFrog - Male please. I'd like to run through the rest, specifically looking for a Drilbur. Pretty much going to run away from everything else.

Nodding to the new ranger, greeting him back as I hand over the Park Ball.

"That's up to Ye, if he feels he can continue." I look over at my burned Raichu, waiting for a response of some sort. He looked a bit tired, but not extremely pained by the burn marks. I wasn't sure if he was just hiding the pain or not, but he seemed to psych himself up while letting out a short response.

"Raiii-Rai!" He called back to me, apparently trying to sound more energetic than he actually was. With that, I detach his Poke Ball from my belt, holding it in an outstretched arm and recall my exhausted partner.

"Don't worry, you can rest for the rest of the time we're here. Maybe we'll run into something we're really looking for soon and be done." Smiling, I look down at the Poke Ball once Ye was inside it, before placing it back onto my belt. Maybe the small magnetic strips on the belt that hold the balls in place will soothe him somewhat until we leave. Turning to the ranger, I begin to tell him our plans.

"I'm really looking for a rare species, see. I'm a Steel-type specialist. I'm looking to broaden my team with some rarities. Ye agrees that we should continue on, but I want to hurry along, so he doesn't suffer too much on my behalf. Let's proceed."

I know it would appear I ignore my partners suffering for my own ambition, but I kept thinking in the back of my head that they would be disappointed with me if I gave up now and didn't see it through until I was satisfied. It felt good to know that my Pokemon were so dedicated to our cause that they would put themselves in harms way for it, and I'll be sure to treat them once we're back to civilization.

@Taither
Ranger: Gaius Tyrannius
Trainer: Taither
Area: Mt. Deckbi
NBP #2
/--\

Taither returned my greeting then turned to his Raichu to see if his Pokemon wanted to continue on with the burn or head back and get healed with the Pokemon he had already caught. The Raichu responded enthusiastically to his trainer so I knew the little Electric Pokemon wanted to continue on with the Park adventure.

“Don’t worry, you can rest for the rest of the time we’re here. Maybe we’ll run into something we’re really looking for soon and be done.” He pulled out a Pokeball and recalled his Raichu. As he replaced the ball on his trainer belt he turned to me. “I’m really looking for a rare species, see. I’m a Steel type specialist. I’m looking to broaden my team with some rarities. Ye agrees that we should continue on, but I want to hurry along, so he doesn’t suffer too much on my behalf. Let’s proceed.”

I knew his motivation because I considered myself a collector of Water Pokemon. I had twenty-two water Pokemon in my team and I also had a few that I had already traded. Of all the Water Pokemon, I had during my career owned the most powerful Water Pokemon outside of the lengendaries. I still wanted to add a few more, but my team was pretty strong.

There were fewer Steel types for Taither to capture, but a bunch of them were relatively rare and strong. Scizor, Drilbur, Metagross and Magnezone sprang to my mind. I didn’t know which Steel Pokemon he had, but I hoped I could help him out.

We continued walking and a short time later I felt a deep rumbling in the earth. I indicated I wanted to follow the Pokemon that was making the noise and set off in the direction it was heading. After a few minutes of chasing it the Pokemon finally surfaced. I was surprised to see that it was a Steelix, a powerful Steel Pokemon that evolved from Onix.

“You have a Steelix?” I questioned.

//--\\

Trainer Info

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi
Trainer Items: 1 x Park balls, 1 x Super Ball
Area Effects: 10 Encounters Remaining |
Pokemon Encountered: M Trapinch Hardy | ??? Nosepass ??? | M Aron Bold | M Magby Jolly | ??? Steelix ??? |
Pokemon Captured: M Trapinch Hardy | M Aron Bold | M Magby Jolly
CC since last encounter: 1,656 | 35,000

Pokemon Stats:
Adamant | Male | Garchomp @ Rough Skin w/ EMs: Earthquake, Roar | 100%

Brave | Male | Swampert @ Torrent w/ EMs: Ice Beam, Strength, Waterfall, Surf | 55%

Jolly | Male | Scizor @ Technician w/ EMs: None | 62.5%

Adamant | Male | Raichu @ Static w/ EMs: Flash, Rock Smash | 70%[Brn]

@AmericanTreeFrog

Once formalities were done, we continued along the path. Not too far from where we started from, we started to hear a low rumbling. The sound was as if a train was barreling down a tunnel under us. Enthused by the sound, Graius hurried towards the sound. Interested to see exactly what the sound was myself, I followed close behind him. Once the ranger figured out exactly where the sound was coming from, something quite large burst from the dirt only yards from where we stopped, sending rocks flying through the air and making a cloud of dirt form around the explosive entrance the mysterious Pokemon made. Once the dust settled, we noticed it was indeed quite a rare find; a Steelix. Sadly, right before this park run I had traded for a Steelix, and didn't need to attack this one, which seemed to be coming up to look for food.

“You have a Steelix?” Graius turned to ask me, obviously unaware of what I had been thinking only moments before. I shook my head slowly, scratching the back of my head.

"I actually have one already, who is quite well trained. I didn't bring him along this time, instead I brought my first catch; Scizor." I respond, looking up at the magnificent Steel-type that crossed out path, almost reluctant to let it slip away. I quickly shake the thought from my head, chiming in some more to the ranger.

"It's a rare find, and I am tempted to take it... I think I'll leave it for another hopeful Steel-type trainer to attempt. Lets move on, unless Steelix decides to have an issue with that." I look up at the giant rock worm, smiling in hopes it decides to turn a blind eye to us.

@Taither
Ranger: Gaius Tyrannius
Trainer: Taither
Area: Mt. Deckbi
NBP #3
/--\

“I actually have one already,” Taither responded, scratching the top of his head in thought. “Who is quite well trainer. I didn’t bring him along this time, instead I brought my first catch: Scizor. It’s a rare find, and I am tempted to take it. I think I’ll leave it for another hopeful Steel type trainer to attempt. Let’s move on, unless Steelix decides to have an issue with that.”

The Steelix didn’t really care for our company. It looked us over once, determined we weren’t a threat, and dove back underground. In a very short amount of time the Pokemon was long gone from. I was glad Taither could keep his money, by the look of things he would have to buy some more items soon as we left, and that we take up a good amount of fun.

I decided we should head for the summit of the volcanic mountain and picked a path that would take us there. We had only been walking for a short amount of time when I saw a shadow fly over us. I looked up to the see the outline of a Gligar.

“If you want a Gligar I would suggest trying to get the attention of the one flying overhead,” I said to Taither.

//--\\

Trainer Info

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi
Trainer Items: 1 x Park balls, 1 x Super Ball
Area Effects: 9 Encounters Remaining |
Pokemon Encountered: M Trapinch Hardy | ??? Nosepass ??? | M Aron Bold | M Magby Jolly | ??? Steelix ??? | ??? Gligar ???
Pokemon Captured: M Trapinch Hardy | M Aron Bold | M Magby Jolly
CC since last encounter: 0,000 | 9,000

Pokemon Stats:
Adamant | Male | Garchomp @ Rough Skin w/ EMs: Earthquake, Roar | 100%

Brave | Male | Swampert @ Torrent w/ EMs: Ice Beam, Strength, Waterfall, Surf | 55%

Jolly | Male | Scizor @ Technician w/ EMs: None | 62.5%

Adamant | Male | Raichu @ Static w/ EMs: Flash, Rock Smash | 70%[Brn]

@AmericanTreeFrog

Luckily the Steelix had no interest in us, and burrowed back into the ground and back to its nest somewhere in the bowls of the mountain. We decided to continue climbing to the crag, up a decently wide path wrapping around the mountain. After quite a bit of walking, Graius stopped and pointed upwards. Following the direction he was motioning in, I spotted what caught his eye; a Gligar. It surprised me to see that a single Gligar was roaming around in the daytime, especially alone.

“If you want a Gligar I would suggest trying to get the attention of the one flying overhead,” Graius mentioned to me, since he probably wasn't sure if I was interested in it or not. Thinking on if I would want it or not, I decide to go for it. Following its trail with my eyes, I reach for my Swamperts Poke Ball. I know he took a bit of damage from the earlier battle, but he was my best bet against this rarity. I had to save at least one of my team in reserve in case of emergency, and I didn't want to strain one that had been in battle.

"I'm going for it, this is a lot rarer than the Magby I caught! I didn't expect such luck." I said to the ranger, as I toss out Swamperts Poke Ball. White light burst from the orb, slowly materializing into my faithful partner. He stomped at the ground a bit, before pulling his hands back into fists. He let out a confident "Perrrrrrt!" that told me he was ready to take on whatever I called him out for. I couldn't have asked for Pokemon more loyal than mine; hopefully the ones I catch here will take after their seniors.

"Alright Swampert, lets get this over with so we can hurry up for our pal Ye! Knock the Gligar out of the air with an Ice Beam!" I called out to my dual Water-Ground type. It was a strong move against Gligar, and definitely a move Swampert had experience with. As soon as he heard my command, Swampert gave a confirming stomp, taking a deep breath. As he inhaled, a bright blue orb appeared in his mouth, almost crystalline in property. With every second Swampert inhaled, the orb grew in diameter, until it was about the size of a basketball. Swampert braced himself for the recoil of firing off such a strong attack, about ready to launch the attack at the unaware Gligar floating above us.

@Taither - Gender?
Ranger: Gaius Tyrannius
Trainer: Taither
Area: Mt. Deckbi
BP #1
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Taither was really excited by the appearance of Gligar. “I’m going for it, this is a lot rarer than the Magby I caught! I didn’t expect such luck.” He reached to his belt and pulled one of his Pokeballs off. Not to my surprise, the Pokemon he decided to summon forth was his Swampert, a Pokemon that would have a good advantage against the Gligar.

:”Alright, Swampert, let’s get this over with so we can hurry up for our pal Ye! Knock the Gligar out of the air with an Ice Beam.”

Swampert stared up at the circling Gligar and opened his mouth. Slowly a blue orb of energy began to form in his mouth. It could have been a number of attacks but the front coming away from the orb told which attack it was. The energy slowly grew until it was the size of a basketball. Swampert dug its strong arms and feet into the earth to brace itself and fired the Ice Beam at Gligar.

The brightly colored cyan beam of energy shot skywards at Gligar. The Ground Pokemon did a spiral, trying to dodge the attack, but was still hit in the wing by some of the Ice Beam, coating the wing in ice.

The Gligar tumbled earthward, trying to regain control of its flight, but with one of its wings frozen it was a hopeless gesture. The Gligar recognized this and switched direction. I couldn’t tell what the little Pokemon was doing until it got a little closer. It’s tongue was hanging out and it had a determined look on its face. Something I also noticed was that its pink tail was glowing a muted blue in color.

Since I owned a Gliscor I knew what attack it was, Aqua Tail. Since the Gligar couldn’t its flight it had decided to use the speed it was getting from falling to attack Swampert. Once it got close enough it did a somersault in the air and brought its tail down hard upon the back of Swampert. Swampert was already wounded from an earlier fight, but it took the attack and shrugged much of the damage off.

Using the Aqua Tail had helped Gligar, but it was still going pretty fast and obtained some added damage from the move. Now, it stumbled back from Swampert, a thick coat of ice still on one wing. It eyed Swampert with a dangerous glint in its eye.

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Battle Stats

Swampert 40.54%{Used Ice Beam}
VS
Gligar 65.85%{Used Aqua Tail}

Trainer Info

Name: Taither
Location: Mt. Deckbi
Trainer Items: 1 x Park balls, 1 x Super Ball
Area Effects: 9 Encounters Remaining |
Pokemon Encountered: M Trapinch Hardy | ??? Nosepass ??? | M Aron Bold | M Magby Jolly | ??? Steelix ??? | ??? Gligar ???
Pokemon Captured: M Trapinch Hardy | M Aron Bold | M Magby Jolly
CC since last encounter: 2,245 | 9,000

Pokemon Stats:
Adamant | Male | Garchomp @ Rough Skin w/ EMs: Earthquake, Roar | 100%

Brave | Male | Swampert @ Torrent w/ EMs: Ice Beam, Strength, Waterfall, Surf | 55%

Jolly | Male | Scizor @ Technician w/ EMs: None | 62.5%

Adamant | Male | Raichu @ Static w/ EMs: Flash, Rock Smash | 70%[Brn]